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Welcome to Connecticut is a weekly podcast, hosted by 95.9 The FOX morning personality Ken Tuccio, highlighting people making an impact on the state of Connecticut. From small business owners to local personalities, Welcome to Connecticut strives to bring you the stories about the people that make Connecticut tick. This is an outlet to learn about the people in your community, the faces behind the businesses, and the people behind the name.

249 episodes available.
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8 days
averaging 40 mins duration
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The first episode of 2018 is a monologue based show, where Ken Tuccio takes a look at why he was unhappy with 2017 and how he can try to improve upon that in the upcoming year. This episode of the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast is brought to you by SoNo Bowl 3, happening Super Bowl Sunday from 4pm - Kickoff at The Blind Rhino in Norwalk.…

During the 2 months where Ken Tuccio took a break from Welcome To Connecticut this year Ken conducted an interview with the voice of the WWE, Jim Ross. That interview was broken up into shorter segments and aired on Ken's morning show First Thing, but the long-form unedited version hasn't been heard yet. That's what this is. Ken Tuccio talks to ...…

Ken Tuccio met Hangman Page years ago when he was first starting his pro-wrestling journey. Nowadays Hangman is part of the most popular faction in pro-wrestling, the Bullet Club. Hangman talks to Ken about how Bullet Club changed his life, his struggles with social anxiety and more. This episode of the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast is brought ...…

Evan Beller started the SoNo Proper clothing line to celebrate South Norwalk and since starting it he's learned a lot about the pride people in this area carry for SoNo. Evan sits down with Ken to talk about why he started the company, his background in the nightclub industry and how that impacted the way he promotes the brand and more.…

Desiree Bassett is a Connecticut based singer/songwriter. She's traveled the world thanks to her music, has taken the stage with Sammy Hagar, played alongside Living Colour and has a ton of amazing stories about her journey and career. She shares those stories with Ken.

Jim and Dave Baulsir are a Father/Son duo whose relationship was strengthened through brewing beer together. It became so much of a passion that they teamed up to launch the Redding Beer Co, a brand new brewery in Redding. They sit down with Ken to talk about their relationship, their brewing experience and how beer strengthened their bond ...…

Former WWE Superstar Austin Aries joins Ken Tuccio on this week's episode of the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast. The talk isn't wrestling though, it's much deeper than that. Austin sits down with Ken to discuss his brand new book Food Fight, which chronicles the unique journey that led to his adoption of a plant based diet.…

H.K. Domino from The Domino Effect Podcast joins Ken Tuccio on Welcome To Connecticut to discuss the art of podcasting. Ken and Domino discuss the challenges in putting together a podcast that they want taken seriously and they also dive into why they fell in love with the medium to begin with ...

It's been close to two months since the last episode of the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast, the longest since the show started three years ago. Ken Tuccio returns to explain the reason for the lack of content and tell you what's going on with the show moving forward ...

Maybe you know Dennis Quaid from movies like Great Balls of Fire, The Rookie or The Day After Tomorrow. Perhaps you know him from TV shows like Vegas. No matter what you know him from, the guy's a star. He joins Ken Tuccio this week to talk about his passion for music and his band Dennis Quaid and the Sharks and how playing music for him flexes ...…

Paul Mannion from The Green Grunion, one of Connecticut's most successful food trucks, joins Ken on the podcast to talk about his unique journey that ultimately led him to The Green Grunion. They also chat about their similar approaches to life and thoughts on what it takes to be successful in any field. The theme song for the Welcome To Connec ...…

Ken sits down with Joseph Bow and Mike Borruso from Fairfield Craft Ales for the second time on the podcast. The first time they chatted was a little over a year ago, so they catch up about how their brewery has grown over the last year. They also chat about Everyday, the brand new beer that Ken is collaborating with them on. The theme song for ...…

Steve Wood was supposed to be one of the first 10 guests on Welcome To Connecticut but technical issues caused that episode to never see the light of day, but now he finally made his way back to the podcast. Steve is known for his amazing blog CTMQ, but he's also one of the organizers of CT Hops for Hope, an amazing beer festival which happens ...…

Mary Quinn is a Connecticut author who, at the young age of 18 years old, has published her first book Thorn In My Side...a novel which is gaining a ton of praise in the young adult literary community. Ken talks to Mary about going about getting the book published while juggling all the trials , tribulations and stresses that go along with bein ...…

Nick Depuy is a Connecticut based singer/songwriter who's had quite the journey in his young career. Nick sits down and talks with Ken about being close to a record deal, making connections in the industry and what he's doing to help his Mom who is suffering from ALS. The theme song for the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast is "I Know Where You've ...…

This is a bit of a different episode for Welcome To Connecticut, meaning it's not the traditional format. The legendary George Romero passed away this week, he was one of Ken Tuccio and Dan Kalwhite's favorite filmmakers. He popularized the zombie genre. In this episode Ken Tuccio and Dan Kalwhite talk about George Romero's career and the impac ...…

Tony Schiavone was the voice of World Championship Wrestling during the most successful period of time in pro-wrestling. Tony stepped away from the wrestling world for a while, but now he's back as the co-host of the very successful podcast What Happened When Mondays. Tony talks to Ken about the closing of WCW, how he started the podcast, why h ...…

No Worries Brewing has grown by leaps and bounds since the last time they were on the podcast. Their beer has won awards across the state and can be found on tap at bars all across Connecticut. Ken sits down with Kevin from No Worries to talk about the company's growth, the growth of the CT beer scene and their SumoSlam event on July 9th! The t ...…

If you're a pro-wrestling fan you absolutely know who Jeff Jarrett is. His pro-wrestling career spans over 30 years. Jeff sits down with Ken Tuccio to talk about this very exciting period in his career with Impact Wrestling. He chats about Impact's recent shows in India, the upcoming 15 year anniversary of Impact and the upcoming Slammiversary ...…

Judd Apatow is the guest on the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast today. Yeah, really. He's the creative mind behind movies like Knocked Up and The 40 Year Old Virgin. He's the force behind TV shows like Freaks and Geeks. He chats with Ken Tuccio about getting back into stand-up comedy, how he juggles all his projects at once and more. The theme s ...…

Conor Horrigan, founder of Half Full Brewery in Stamford, CT, joins Ken on the show. The last time Half Full was on the podcast they were in their infancy and now they've grown into a legit and viable CT brand. Their beer is available in package stores and bars all over the state and they continue to grow and evolve. Conor talks about where Hal ...…

Marty DeRosa is making a living in the world of stand-up comedy and he's loving it. He joins Ken Tuccio to talk about how he got started in stand-up, the art of working different types of rooms and how he's found a way to blend his love for pro-wrestling with his love for comedy. The theme song for the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast is "I Know ...…

Alisyn Camerota is the co-host of CNN's morning show New Day, a Connecticut resident, and her first novel "Amanda Wakes Up" gets released in July. Ken Tuccio talks with Alisyn about how she got into journalism, the challenges she faces working for an outlet as large as CNN and the process of writing her first novel. The theme song for the Welco ...…

In January 2016 Ken Tuccio recorded an episode of the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast with Litchfield Distillery, unfortunately when he got home the file was corrupted and seemed unusable. It sat on his computer for over a year and he assumed that it would simply never be heard, but then thanks to some tech-savvy friends the file was saved and n ...…

Normani Kordei is a member of Fifth Harmony, one of the biggest musical acts on the planet, and she has recently been crushing it during the most recent season of Dancing With The Stars as well. She sits down with Ken Tuccio to chat about her experience on Dancing with the Stars, while also talking about the issue of cyber-bullying; a topic she ...…

Megan Henry is a Connecticut native and a US Olympic hopeful in the sport of skeleton. Megan battled back from illness, despite the odds against her, and is now top 5 in the country at her sport. She talks about her illness, the struggle coming back and her Olympic dreams. The theme song for the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast is "I Know Where Y ...…

Bill and Mark DaSilva made a name for themselves through their success with their SBC Brewpubs, but now they're tackling a new venture; Bad Sons Beer Company in Derby, CT. Ken sits down with Bill and Mark to talk about SBC, how they developed Bad Sons, why they chose the Valley and much more. The theme song for the Welcome To Connecticut Podcas ...…

Catherine Bell burst onto the scene in the late 1990s with the CBS show JAG and since then she's been crushing it, appearing in movies with Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey, starring in the super-successful show Army Wives. She currently stars in the Hallmark Channel program Good Witch, which premieres its third season this Sunday (April 30th). Ken ...…

Ken sits down with Ed Silva from Lasting Brass Brewing in Oakville. Ed was widely regarded as one of the most talented homebrewers in the state prior to opening up his brewery and now that it's open, he's living up to the expectations by brewing some killer beer in a gorgeous location. He talks about his growth in the beer community and more. K ...…

Pete Gasparino, better known to wrestling fans as Pete Gas from the WWF's Mean Street Posse, was an integral part of the WWF during the "Attitude Era". A childhood friend of Shane McMahon, Pete sort of got into wrestling accidentally. He tells the story of how he got into the business, how his relationship with Shane McMahon changed, backstage ...…

Two conversations this week. First, Ken has a conversation with Ernie Hudson, who's best known for playing Winston Zeddemore in Ghostbusters. They chat about the Ghostbusters experience, it's timelessness as well as his new Fox show APB. After that, Ken chats with Laura Hutchinson, the co-anchor for Good Morning Connecticut on WTNH News Channel ...…

Ken Tuccio is joined by his good friend and one of the most well respected wrestling journalists in the country, Mike Johnson from PWInsider.com. They preview WrestleMania weekend. They take a look at the Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, NXT TakeOver and, of course, WrestleMania 33 itself. It's a bit of a different episode, but if you're a wres ...…

THC, or The Hops Company, is a beer garden located in Derby CT in the location that previously housed the Grassy Hill Lodge. Ken sits down with Nina and Giorgio from The Hops Company to talk about the development of their beer garden, their process of organizing events and the art of choosing beers for their extensive tap list. The theme song f ...…

Jonathan Jackson is best known as Avery Barkley on the TV show Nashville, but he's also a super talented musician with his band ENation. Jonathan sits down with Ken Tuccio to discuss his time on Nashville, the evolution of the Avery Barkley character, the move of the show from CMT to ABC, his band ENation's brand new single, musical influences ...…

The Alpaca Gnomes are one of the most popular local bands in Connecticut, with amazing original music, enthusiastic fans and a great story. Ken Tuccio sits down with Benny and Kimberly from The Alpaca Gnomes to talk about the origin of their band, the challenges getting gigs with original music, the local music scene as a whole and more. The th ...…

Bruce Prichard has had a storied career in the wrestling business. He's been working in the business since he was 12 years old. He made his way through the territories. He worked in the WWF from Hulkamania all the way through the Attitude Era and beyond. He's been in front of the camera, behind the camera and in every other job in between. He's ...…

You might not know about Letizia's Pizza. They're a tiny little pizza joint in a strip mall in Norwalk, Ct., but the pie they make is killer. The pie is so killer that Ken Tuccio selected them as Best Pizza in Connecticut in this year's "Best of" issue of Connecticut Magazine. Ken sits down with Danny, Dennis and David from Letizia's to talk ab ...…

The Two Oh Three is a lifestyle brand celebrating Connecticut created by two young entrepreneurs; Tory and Roscoe Brown. It started off as an idea, make some cool T-Shirts that celebrates the Nutmeg State, but then it blew up into a full blown business. Tory and Roscoe sit down with Ken to talk about the creation of The Two Oh Three, the reacti ...…

Sawyer Fredericks is a 17 year old Connecticut native who was the winner of the 8th season of NBC's The Voice. Sawyer sits down with Ken to discuss his victory on The Voice, his creative process, working with Pharrell, his new album and more. The theme song for the Welcome To Connecticut Podcast is "I Know Where You've Been" by Forget The Whale ...…

Teresa DuFour was one of the first guests on Welcome To Connecticut. She sat down with Ken all the way back in Episode 2. A lot has changed since that conversation. Ken sits down with Teresa once again to talk about her lifestyle as a morning anchor, her transition to Motherhood, balancing parenthood with a career and more. You can get informat ...…

Armada Brewing is a brand new operation who just hopped on the CT beer scene. Brewing out of Overshores, Armada has built a lot of buzz for his initial launch. Ken sits down with John Kraszewski with Armada to discuss his vision for the brewery, the initial launch, how he worked out a deal with Overshores and more. You can get information about ...…

The Norwalk Gamer Symphony Orchestra is a collection of talented musicians who come together to perform orchestral versions of songs that you may recognize from your favorite video games. Ken sits down with Brian Doyle from the Norwalk Gamer Symphony Orchestra to talk about how it came together, video game fandom and how video game music has gr ...…

Ken and the gang from The Blind Rhino get asked quite regularly about why they work together so often, while also being asked for the story behind their events. This podcast looks at the story behind last year's very first SONO BOWL; a Super Bowl pre-game game show, which was conceptualized by Ken and the guys at Rhino. It's a bit off the rails ...…

Sean Lawson is one of the most well respected brewers in the industry. Some of his creations, such as Sip of Sunshine, are so highly sought after that people will go to great lengths to get their hands on them. Sean sits down with Ken to discuss his history in the beer community, his transition to contract brewing and making his beers available ...…

Molly Qerim is a Connecticut girl who grew up wanting to be a sportscaster. She followed that path and it paid off, because now she’s the host of First Take, which moves from ESPN 2 to ESPN on January 3rd. Molly sits down with Ken to discuss her career path and how the decisions she carefully made led her to where she is right now with ESPN. Th ...…

Molly Qerim is a Connecticut girl who grew up wanting to be a sportscaster. She followed that path and it paid off, because now she’s the host of First Take, which moves from ESPN 2 to ESPN on January 3rd. Molly sits down with Ken to discuss her career path and how the decisions she carefully made led her to where she is right now with ESPN. Th ...…

Fairfield Craft Ales in Stratford is newer to the Connecticut brewing scene. Joe and Mike are two friends who fell in love with craft beer and homebrewing and they decided to take their passion and turn it into a business; Fairfield Craft Ales was born. Ken sits down with the duo to talk about their passion for beer and how Fairfield Craft Ales ...…

Fairfield Craft Ales in Stratford is newer to the Connecticut brewing scene. Joe and Mike are two friends who fell in love with craft beer and homebrewing and they decided to take their passion and turn it into a business; Fairfield Craft Ales was born. Ken sits down with the duo to talk about their passion for beer and how Fairfield Craft Ales ...…

If you’re someone who regularly watches food television, you probably know who Chef Curtis Stone is. He’s been on Top Chef Masters, Iron Chef America and countless other culinary programs. He and Ken sat down at the bar at NoMad in New York City for a casual conversation about his culinary career, his television career and much more. This episo ...…

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